Canada Expands Indo-Pacific Deployment with Two Additional Frigates (maritime-executive.com)
PUBLISHED AUG 17, 2023 8:45 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE
Canada has deployed two additional warships in the Indo-Pacific in line with its pledge to step up military cooperation in the region. On Monday, the Royal Canadian Navy frigates HMCS Ottawa and HMCS Vancouver, alongside Naval Replenishment Unit MV Asterix, departed from Esquimalt for the Indo-Pacific region. This brings the total number of Canadian warships in the Indo-Pacific to three after HMCS Montreal was deployed earlier in March, becoming the country’s first warship in the region.
HMCS Montreal is almost completing its tour of duty in the Indo-Pacific and is expected to return to Halifax next month. The frigate has been operating along the East Coast of the Indo-Pacific region, with a focus on boosting Canada’s presence in the Indian Ocean. The Montreal was conducting training with the U.S. Navy this year when the Chinese vessel approached the American destroyer Chung-Hoon and provided the first video of the incident.
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